Top seeds Munster rewarded with favourable draw as Champions Cup pools revealed

Leinster will meet European rivals La Rochelle in Pool 4. 

GO AGAIN: Jack Crowley and Mike Haley of Munster in action against Bongi Mbonambi of Cell C Sharks during the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 match between Cell C Sharks and Munster at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium in Durban, South Africa. Pic: Darren Stewart/Sportsfile

Leinster face a Champions Cup final rerun with Ronan O’Gara’s back-to-back winners La Rochelle while Munster face old foes Northampton Saints, Exeter Chiefs and Toulon following Wednesday’s 2023/24 pool draw.

All four Irish provinces learned the challenges facing them when the pool stages get underway this December during the 2023/24 Champions Cup pool draw, which was staged at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which will host next season’s finals weekend on May 24 and 25.